Beneful has replaced this recipe with Beneful Originals Farm-Raised Beef Natural Dry Dog Food.
We keep the page so you can compare it with what you feed now. The analysis below is the last label we recorded, checked October 2026. Source
Purina Beneful Playful Life Farm-Raised Beef Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Beneful Playful Life Farm-Raised Beef Dry Dog Food are Beef, Whole Grain Wheat, Chicken By-Product Meal, Barley, and Whole Grain Corn. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.0%.
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- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Whole Grain Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,551 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 14.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 38.0%
346 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, whole grain wheat, chicken by-product meal, barley, whole grain corn, rice, corn gluten meal, soybean meal, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, glycerin, egg and chicken flavor, oat meal, calcium carbonate, mono and dicalcium phosphate, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., dried egg product, natural flavor, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, blueberries, dried spinach, potassium chloride, iron oxide (color), MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), biotin (Vitamin B-7)], choline chloride
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 26.0% | 30.2% | HIGH |
| FAT | 12.0% | 14.0% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 38.0% | 44.2% | HIGH |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (346 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
6 FDA Recalls On Record
EL Elemental dry dog food, two additional lots (expansion) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
EL Elemental prescription dry dog food (8 lb, 20 lb) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
PPVD EN Gastroenteric Low Fat wet dog food 13.4 oz cans (contained Purina ONE True Instinct Turkey & Venison) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends and Pro Plan Savory Meals 10 oz wet dog food tubs, Best Before Jun-Aug 2017 Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Adult dry dog food, limited bags Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Showing the latest 5 of 6. None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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